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Welcome to ITCH - the Ipswich triathlon club hand-out - with results from June 2011...Wed 27 July 2011 - a bunch of reports for July have just floated in, which I'll use next issue. Cut off for further reports: Fri 5th August |
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Similarly I know of no club member who actually competed in the Dambuster. That said, you can download a PDF of the current standings from http://ipswich-tri.org/JOIN/itch-league/ITCH-league-2011-current-standings.pdf - contact me if you need a copy of the rather large spreadsheet that sits behind it. To remind you - there is a certain element of trust here - for example, I assume you are innocent of deliberate kit violation unless I see you being guilty. I am also relying on YOU to send me a suitable set of results should you do an Ironman which you want reflected in the league - preferably spreadsheets, NOT PDFs. For fuller details, see http://ipswich-tri.org/JOIN/itch-league/itch-league-2011-info.htm
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![]() Club chairman Simon Palmer. |
Committee discussions in June & July included:
The committee normally meets at Greshams on the SECOND Thursday of each month. |
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![]() Kate questions... |
Kit man John Wankowski takes time out from moving house & preparing for his first Ironman to answer Kate's questions...
How did you get into triathlon? What is your main motivation and/or inspiration? What does your family think about you and
triathlon? What has been your happiest sporting moment? And what about your worst? How much training do you fit in (on each
discipline)? What is your favourite training session? Apart from triathlon, what are your other
obsessions? How do you indulge yourself on a rest day? What are your plans for the near future? Tell us a bit about your bike/bikes ...
Depending on why you're chasing him, you
can e-mail John via either
kit@ipswich-tri.org
or
treasurer@ipswich-tri.org or contact him via
Facebook. |
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![]() Isabel Smith |
Junior championships 2011 Hi All an update of the current championship. I will try and continue the three disciplines at Wolverston as it seems popular and so far parents have given an enormous amount of practical support so we can deliver this—THANKS ONE AND ALL. Everyone seems to have had a successful June from those both at the bottom of the table as well as at the top. The table does balance out with training and competition. What we could have done with our hindsight wand is incorporate other athletic disciplines as the boys have succeeded really well. There have been injury hiccups but the enduring ability to pick yourself up and take on the next challenge seems to be at the fore at present. Well Done to all. There will be reports from events Russell is collating parents reports plus his own so again thanks to all who have contributed.
Josh Louis and Theo have competed and been placed at Eastern region Athletic Comps
To remind you: The aim of the junior championships is to foster active participation in triathlon and in the disciplines which make up triathlon, both in training and in competition. With this in mind, the championships for 2011 will be decided on a points basis, with points being awarded for participation and performance across the season. The champion for each age group will be the person in that age group with the highest total number of points at the end of the season. The information given is now available for reference at http://ipswich-tri.org/titch/ but please note that Isabel will be modify some of the training sessions after May. This is so that junior members can benefit from closed circuit cycle sessions being planned for Trinity Park in Ipswich.
Remaining competitions after June
Isabel an be contacted by e-mail to juniors@ipswich-tri.org or on 01394-460288/07970-937899 |
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Juniors round up |
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Fritton Lake Sprint Triathlon - Sat 11 June 2011
Further info - see
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Fritton Lake Triathlon (standard/"olympic") - Sun 12th June 2011 Can you provide some results which identify club members? Were you there? Further info - see www.fritton-lake-triathlon.co.uk |
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Harwich Sprint - 18th June 2011 - Russel Breyer The Harwich Sprint and Olympic triathlons take place on separate weekends this year, a departure from last year's practice. The Sprint Tri commenced fairly late in the day at 4p.m. with 210 competitors braving a torrential downpour and stiff winds. The weather eased a little as the afternoon wore on, the wind dropping to the point where the seafront run was less affected than it might have been.
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IMUK70.3 Wimbleball - 19th June 2011 - Charlie Stannett Same old Wimbleball, lots of ups, downs, more ups and more downs. Most notable for me this year for odd things
Upsetting for Kate to just miss the podium - it did go an enquiry - but it was only a training run after all, and we did get some time on the local steam train and at the Bakelite Museum.
Fuller results via www.ironmanuk.com |
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Dartford Bridge Olympic Triathlon race report - Dave Kay
Okay, so I had resolved not to bother with a report on this one, after having done it last year as well, but it was a bit of a disaster, with some learning points for me (and hopefully the organisers), so here’s some mistakes to learn from. This was the second outing for this event, and I was surprised to see that it had been selected as a qualifier for the ITU Age Group World Championships in Beijing. The amount of hiccups (to be expected in the first running of a local event) last year did make me think it was a ballsy move by the BTF. A combination of the bike ride being flat, fast and on closed roads with enough roundabouts to keep it interesting seduced me into a re-run, and I was up at 4am to drive down with co-conspirator Tom. Now, run-flat tyres are great, until your car goes ‘ping’ and tells you that you have a flat tyre, at 4:45am on a Sunday morning. A return to base and car swap into Tom’s tank and we were on our way, stressed at having to get there for his 6:45 start. We got to the woefully badly signposted venue (different parking place to last year) and rushed to registration to find that the start was delayed by an hour. I think it’s fair to say that our race focus was a little damaged. The delay got ever-longer, caused by the Highways Agency truck carrying the cones for the road closure breaking down. The lack of information about the delay was frustrating, and some of the more precious competitors (ie the ones with a shot at qualification) were getting very vocal. Eventually the waves began, 90 minutes late, and with the stomach grumbling as breakfast was a long time ago. Last year’s swim was a squiggly affair round the small lake, which came up very short, so the organisers had put in a small half-lap in the middle to bump up the distance. Despite listening to 2 race briefings, I had a bit of a brain-fart here....I was happily splashing round the lap, and for some reason I just missed out the half-lap. I have no idea why, other than I had just lost interest in the process by the time we started, and I was just so far into my own little world that I did a Dory and ‘just kept swimming’. I knew something was amiss when I rose majestically from the water and my spectating family shouted "Oooh you’re the first out!" That’s not right, I thought, as reality dawned. The wetsuit was off by this time (told you I was in the zone), as I looked at my nephew and nieces, reduced instantly from ‘hero uncle’ to ‘idiot that can’t count’. I had crossed the timing mat by this time, so I meekly trotted over to the director’s tent and explained my buffoonery to them. After several generous servings of Humble Pie (with a side order of ‘yes I’m an arse’ coulis), they magnanimously let me start with the 50-55 men. At least it wasn’t the ladies. My swim time was affected by the 1000m warm-up and the 30 minutes of adrenaline that had been used up, and I emerged from the water several mouthfuls of lake heavier, grabbed my bike (looking lonely on my age-group’s rack) and jogged out. No marked mount line meant that I was left to ask the marshalls where to get on, but eventually I did. The 7 laps of the course were uneventful enough (despite struggling to count them), with a stiffening breeze stopping the drafting issues of last year. All hopes of a sensible pacing strategy were abandoned and I just stuck my head down. I was firmly into ‘training day’ mode, as I was aware that I was short on fuel for just hammering it, but the older guys that had thrashed me in the swim gave me a steady source of overtake targets. A dodgy sign for the 7th lap, coupled with a paranoia about not wanting to go wrong again, meant I lost time going round a roundabout twice to ask a marshall where to go. I eventually got to T2, again with no dismount line making the process harder than it needed to be, and headed out to the run. The run is flat and a mix of road and trails and the 3 laps and sunshine made it interesting enough. I had a couple of very handy runners from my (older) wave that were slowly gaining so I concentrated on staying ahead of them. The constant flow of ‘how many laps’ gags from the family and Tom raised a smile too, and I came in to the finish in philosophical mood. The day was rather nicely topped off by finding out that confusion with the start lists meant that nobody would get their times that day, if at all. Oh, and the wind had blown the buoys around the swim course, so all the waves had swum a slightly different distance. I left the race as the BTF official was being vigorously apprised of the deficiencies in organisation by some pissed-off blokes in compression socks. I felt sorry for the Race Director, as the main delay was out of his control, but the other minor errors were then magnified because of it, and really shouldn’t have happened at a qualifier event. So....don’t limit your flat tyre prep to the bike; take extra food and drink in case of start delays; listen to (and act upon) the race brief; and when it all goes wrong, remember it’s supposed to be fun! Eventual result - 2:20:02, which I am perversely pleased with, given the circumstances. And Tom beat me on the bike, so he was happy too. |
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ICA time-trial results Please check the ICA website for the results - see http://homepage.ntlworld.com/tim.m.butler/. |
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Ladies wetsuit (presumably pretty quick) |
Snugg slipstream wetsuit. Good condition,
2009 model, but only used for one season. Will fit
60-60kg, 5ft 4-8inches. £50
Contact Abbie 07530999249, athorrington@yahoo.co.uk |
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Offers in region £300 Phone 07842 869414 (Barbara), 07756773561 (Geoff), 01473 830867 (evenings and weekends) |
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Club kit |
The club kit pages have now been updated to show the current, 2011, prices for our black & red "crackle" club kit. You must wear club kit to score points in the ITCH league (although discretion is used where, for example, you've tried to get kit but it hadn't arrived in time, or where you have a charity place which mandates you wear the charity's kit) and members of UK:A clubs are supposed to wear club kit anyway (e.g. for the cross-country series). John's particular recommendation is the "duathlon top with pockets" which people find tight enough to be able to swim in, and which you can wear with your own tri-shorts. (But check the rules about sleeves if you intend riding TTs.) Some people find the tri-suits a little too light-weight for longer events. which is why Neil has negotiated a source of club-logotyped 2XU tri-suits. The 2XU suits, although more expensive, might be a more comfortable investment for people planning to do an Ironman or 70.3 in a tri-suit.
E-mail kit man John on
kit@ipswich-tri.org or ring
him at home on Ipswich (01473) 711592, and John will normally make
arrangements to hand over kit at a mutually convenient Thursday
evening.
For the new, high-end, 2XU tri-suits, contact Neil Catling, but
note that he has recently submitted an order so it could be some
time before he can process any further orders. |
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Club "Hoody" |
John Wankowski is now also the man to talk to for apres-training "hoodies", last price £21. |
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Wanted Sponsors Sponsor Charlie Stannett in Ironman UK at
www.justgiving.com/charlie-stannett - Rotary charities John Wankowski wants to be a torch bearer - Race reports - thanks to everybody who has written items. Please continue to send them in, to itch@ipswich-tri.org - thanks. |
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| ITCH - the Ipswich Triathlon Club Handout - is our
irregular newsletter. It is designed primarily for reading on-line
but paper copies can be sent to members who genuinely have no access to
the internet. Articles are welcomed from all members - e-mail them to itch@ipswich-tri.org or send them in the post to Charlie Stannett, Red Lion Cottage, East Bergholt, CO7 6TB. |
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